wheezy

«wheezy» in Mova's school dictionary: breathing with a whistling or rattling sound, because the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (wheezy, wheezier, wheeziest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wheezy means breathing with a whistling or rattling sound, because the airways in the chest are narrow, often due to asthma, a cold or an allergy. tree →

2) Wheezy can describe any old machine or instrument that makes a breathy, whistling sound: «a wheezy old organ». tree →

sense in the lessons

In health lessons, a wheezy chest is a sign of asthma or a chest infection; a child with asthma may use an inhaler (a «puffer» in Australia and NZ). If someone is wheezy and struggling to breathe, get an adult or call emergency services. In stories «a wheezy laugh» or «a wheezy old dog» describe old age or illness. Phrases: «wheezy chest», «wheezy breath».

examples

• My chest was wheezy after running in the cold. tree →
• She used her inhaler because she felt wheezy. tree →
• The old dog gave a wheezy bark. tree →
• The doctor listened to his wheezy breathing. tree →
• The wheezy old bus climbed the hill. tree →
• Dust makes my asthma wheezy. tree →
• If a friend is wheezy and can't breathe, tell an adult straight away. tree →

note

Comparative: wheezier, wheeziest. Verb: wheeze; noun: a wheeze (in UK also an old word for a clever plan). Asthma is common and can be managed — but bad breathing is an emergency.

In the corpora

• Asthma narrows the tubes that carry air into the lungs, so breathing is hard and wheezy; a reliever inhaler opens them again.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wheezy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.